Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-01

iupIapn, ana the police might suspect
him OF the crime. Franzini, when con-
itcni,d with Nine. Sabbath n. declared
That she he'd, but that the woman told
The truth was evident from her manner
and from ccrroborative evidence. The
witnesses from Marseilles completed
the story, and Nine Regnault's watch
and other jewels in the possession of
Ppnsini were in themselves mute but
elCqu.n. witnesses TO his crime.
Alter Pianzini's arrest in Marseilles
he was placed in cellin police prison,
and the first thing he did was 10 tear
into strips the covering OF the bed and
attempt TO hang himself 10 the cell
door. He was discovered in time to
save his head for the guillotine, aud the
isct OF this attempt was brought for.
ward in the court as presumptIve evil
dence of his guilt Of the crimes charged
against him. PTaDzini declared that he
had a rush of blood to the head, but
had no recollection of having attempted
to commit suicide. His memory was
unpleasantly refreshed by the guard
who cut him down and the doctor OF
the prison who examined him, and who
hwoie that the marks of his inprovised
rope were visible on his neck for seve-
raj hours after his attempt on his own
life.
A singular feature Of the assassina-
tons in the Rue Montaigne was the APP
pearance with Pranzini on the day after
the crimes of dark-complexoned
man, who has been described by seve-
raj witnesses, but who has never yet
been identified. This man, according
to the coachman who drove Pranzini to
the station when he left for Marseilles,
rode with him and saw him off on his
journey, but that is the last that has
been heard OF him. If, as is the the
DRY, he was an accOmplice of the as
sassin, Pranzini refused to the last to
betray him, and contradicted fatty
every witness who testified to seeing
them together. This unknown man
went with Pranzini to the telegraph
Office from which the cable to the
American lady was sent, to the post
Office, and to the railroad station, and
there be was lost, forming the ugly
mystery yet unsoIved involved in the
great crime of the 18th of March.
Pranzini himself, while stolidly de-
Dying that he killed the women and
pirl, refused to tell where he was on
the night of the triple crime. To all
questions on this point he answered,
81 am not at liberty to say. L decline
TO compromise lady" This effort to
play the part OF a gentleman of nice
honor vus made the subject of many
scathing sarcasms 10y the president of
the court, and it did not deceive the
jury, who, alter an absence Of two
hours. returned with verdict of guilty,
On all the counts, of murder and rob
berry. Then for the first time the as
sumed fOrtitude OF the assassin gave
way. He turned pale and tore the
handkerchief which he held in his
hands TO shreds.
"What have you to say :? " asked the
President, turning his face toward the
convicted man.
Il have nothing to say he Kissed
between his teeth, but that | am III
nocent.
The sentence Of death on the block
was at once pronounced. PraDzini
staggered and would have fallen bat for
the officer who quickly grasped him.
As be vas led from the court he NUT
tered again and again, 81 am innocent,
innocent" and with this lie on his lips
he Was taken to the cell, which he never
left again until brought forth to con-
front TIE euiilotne.